Light



March 31. 1925.

C. A. STEWART LIGHT Filed March 8, 1924 6%66' fen/5.

' ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LIGHT.

Application filed March 8, 1924. Serial No. 697,877.

and useful Improvements in Lights, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automobile accessories, and contemplates theprovision of a lamp casing designed and adapted to be arranged on themachine to counteract the glare of the headlights, and thus afford thedrivers of approaching machines, as well as pedestrians, a detail viewof the vehicle so equipped and the roadway in the vicinity of themachine, with a view of making it easier and less dangerous to pass suchvehicles at night-time.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the fol lowing detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indi cate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view showing an automobile equipped with the attachmentforming the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view of the attachment removed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33-of Figure 2.

The attachment forming the subject mat ter of the present inventionconsists of a lamp casing 10, adapted to be arranged beneath and securedto the underside of one of the running boards A of the machine adjacentthe rear end thereof, for the purpose of securing the lamp casing to therunning board, the casing 1s provided with a plurality of openings 11 toreceive suitable fastening elements adapted to be driven or passedthrough openings in the running board. The manner in which theattachment is mounted on the machine is clearly illustrated in Figure 1.The casing includes a reflector 12 and an electric light bulb 13 whichcan be supplied with current from the storage battery of the machine,

while the bottom wall of the casing consists of a glass panel 14 whichis concaved as shown and held within the lamp casing by means of a wireelement 15. This element is of a resilient character and is adapted tosnap into the grooves 16.. It will be noted that the opposed end walls17 of the lamp casing have their lower edges curved to conform to theshape of the bottom wall and allows the light to be projected beyond thesides of the car, thereby illuminating the roadway directly under thecar and at the sides thereof. This lamp attachment will not only afforddrivers of other vehicles as well as pedestrians a proper view of theroadway and the position of the machine so equipped, but will alsooperate to counteract the glare of the headlights of the machine, makingit easier or much safer for approaching vehicles to pass when driving atnight-time.

While it is believedthat from the fore going description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveit understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallWithin the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

An automobile attachment comprising a box like lamp casing securedbeneath the running board of the automobile in an inverted position, anelectric light bulb arranged in the casing, a reflector therefor, atransparent panel constituting the bottom wall of said casingand ofconvex formation in cross section, the opposed side walls of'said casinghaving their lower edgessimilarly curved, whereby the light rays arepermitted to project thcrerebeneath at both sides of the machine.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

CHESTER ARTHUR STEWART.

